Taste the flavors of love with tequila Valentine’s Day cocktails

With flavors of strawberry, coffee, and stunning rose petal ice

By Georgina Torbet Published February 13, 2025

Casamigas Espresso Martini — Casamigos

Chalk up another one for the tequila celebration this Valentine’s Day: the brand Casamigos has its own selection of romantic recipes to share, including a delicious and refreshing strawberry basil margarita, a twist on the ever popular espresso martini, and a drink featuring stunning rose petal ice blocks which add a gorgeous elevated note to any cocktail.

Spicy Strawberry Basil Margarita

Casamigos

Ingredients

1.5 oz. Casamigos Reposado or Casamigos Blanco Tequila
.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.75 oz. Strawberry Purée
4 Basil Leaves
2 Serrano Slices or 2 Dashes Firewater Bitters
½ Thick Rim Equal Parts Salt/Sugar/Tajín
Garnish: Large Basil Leaf and Serrano Slice

Method:

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Wet ½ rim of a small rocks glass with lime wheel or wedge and dip into salt mixture. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Muddle fruit/herbs. Add ice, shake vigorously and fine strain into rimmed rocks glass. Add fresh ice and garnish.

Casamigas Espresso Martini

Casamigas Espresso Martini — Casamigos

Ingredients

1 oz. Casamigas Jalapeño Tequila
.75 oz. Freshly Brewed Espresso
1 oz. Licor 43®
.75 oz. Coffee Liqueur
4 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
Garnish: Cocoa Dusting and Red Edible Flower

Method:

Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker. Dry shake for 4-6 seconds. Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini or coupe glass and garnish.

Casa Rosé

Casamigos

Ingredients

1 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
.75 oz. Giffard® Pamplemousses Rose Pink Grapefruit Liqueur
3 oz. French Dry Rosé
4 Sprays Rose Water Spritz
Garnish Large Block Ice with Dried Organic Rose Petals*

Method:

Combine all ingredients, except rose water, into tin shaker. Add ice, shake vigorously and strain into a large wine glass. Add large block ice with dried organic rose petals, then apply 4 sprays of rose water from atomizer over top of rose petal block ice. As the ice block melts, the rose petals will fill the glass.

*To create Rose Petal Ice Blocks – Fill 2″ x 2″ ice cube molds halfway with filtered water and allow 2 hours to freeze. Then add a layer of dried organic rose petals over each cube and pour filtered water to the top of each mold. Let freeze for a minimum of 4 hours, preferably overnight. Then serve.

Georgina Torbet

Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…

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